New Mexico .NET Users Group

The New Mexico .NET Users Group (NMUG) exists to help facilitate education and knowledge
exchange among developers, architects and managers with an interest in Microsoft's
.NET technologies. NMUG meets on the first Thursday of each month and are open to
the public. Food and drink are provided.

NEXT MEETING: April 02, 2015 from 7:00 pm...see below for more details.

ABOUT

We provide a great place for local developers to come together to learn all about
.NET technologies, to network with their peers and to foster a sense of community
among developers learning and using the same technologies.

The .NET Users Group is open to any all individuals who are interested in all facets
of .NET development and the technologies that are assiociated with it. If you are
interested in becoming a business sponsor of our group or becoming an individual
member please see our Membership page for more information.

BECOME A MEMBER

The .NET Users Group is open to any all individuals who are interested in all facets
of .NET development and the technologies that are assiociated with it. If you are
interested in becoming a business sponsor of our group or becoming an individual
member please see our Membership page for more information.

The employment market in general has changed dramatically in the past year and Albuquerque is no different. With unemployment levels in IT less than 1% in some areas, it has never been more important to understand trends in hiring and job search strategies in a candidate driven market. We have seen the shelf life for technical professionals in any given position drop drastically so understanding how to be, and stay, an employable candidate at all times is as crucial as your technical prowess. Please join us for this open forum discussion and presentation.

Willis Johnson is the Vice President of Technical Recruiting for New Mexico with Robert Half Technology. Along with an MBA in Technology Management, Willis has seven years of experience in full life cycle staffing with Robert Half. He has been instrumental in the placement of thousands of technical professionals in the New Mexico market on contracts, contract-to-hires, and direct placements. He has been honored as a Presidents Club winner and has operated in the top 2% of RHT technical recruiters globally for the last 4 years. He has a deep understanding of local hiring trends and professional job search strategies. Prior to Robert Half, Willis was a Technical Project Manager for an ecommerce software company and served in the US Navy for 10 years.

Wednesday, April 29, 2015Hospital Service Corporation7:00 PM

Presenter: Michael Palermo

Topic:

Get the content favorited by attendees of the Microsoft Web Camps being presented across the USA this year. This is NOT a summary of the day. This is the “best of” content from the full-day workshop being delivered in an optimized presentation that will include resources for everything being shown. Topics will include:

- How to develop hybrid sites

- Tips for web developers in Visual Studio

- A quick look at Signal R

- A quick look at ASP.NET 5

Michael Palermo

Michael works for Microsoft as a Technical Evangelist. His current passion is writing Windows Store apps with HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript! Prior to joining Microsoft, he served as a Microsoft Regional Director, MVP, and an "insider" with Microsoft on multiple technologies. He has had the pleasure of authoring several technical books as well as several online courses with Pluralsight. Since he is a Technical Evangelist focusing on Windows 8 development, you should check out the other great content on his blog - palermo4.com

Thursday, May 14, 2015Hospital Services Corporation7:00 PM

Presenter: Paul Schaeflein

Topic:

Deep Dive into Azure Active Directory

Azure Active Directory (AzureAD) is the directory service hosted in Microsoft Azure. This directory is the key to Microsoft's cloud services (Azure, Office 365, Dynamics). Azure AD has a vast (and growing) extensibility and integration story, allowing developers to leverage the standards-based interoperability services the directory offers. This session will cover the capabilities for populating and maintaining the directory, using Single Sign-On and securing custom applications.

Paul Schaeflein

Paul Schaeflein is a solution architect/developer with experience in all versions of the SharePoint platform. He has more than two decades experience in architecting, designing and developing software solutions. This experience covers a vast range of technologies, languages and industries.

Paul is a top-rated speaker, having presented at SharePoint Evolutions, the SharePoint Evolutions Roadshow, the Microsoft SharePoint Conference and TechEd conferences, as well as user groups. In recognition of these community efforts, he was awarded as a Most Valuable Professional (MVP) four times. Paul is also a Microsoft Certified Professional Developer (MCPD) for SharePoint.

The New Mexico .NET Users Group (NMUG) meets on the first Thursday of each month
at Hospital Service Corporation (HSC) – www.nmhsc.com, located at 7471 Pan American NE, Albuquerque,
NM 87109.

The agenda for our meetings is as follows:

6:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Mixer & Housekeeping Announcements: Members can chat informally amongst themselves,
beginners can ask questions, seniors can offer suggestions. Talk about upcoming
meetings. Highlight any new .NET developments that members may not be aware of.
Pizza and soft drinks will be available at this time.

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Presentation on Topic of the Month

8:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Questions & Answer Session: Questions about anything related to the presentation.
In addition, members can ask general questions to the group about real world problems
they are facing so that other members can give their suggestions or solutions.

We almost always have a raffle for FREE giveaways that are .NET related.
The giveaways can be books, shirts, hats, mugs, keyboards, webcams, and even software
packages valued at over $1,000. You must be present and be a member of NMUG to win.